Simon Dunn Says It's 'Selfish' Of LGBT Community To Expected Athletes To Come Out

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On Top Magazine Staff

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July 12, 2017

Australian bobsledder Simon Dunn
recently said that it is selfish of the LGBT community to expect
athletes to come out.

Dunn, 29, recently retired from
bobsleigh and relocated to London, where he plays on an
LGBT-inclusive amateur rugby team, the King's Cross Steelers.

Dunn, who became the sport's first
openly gay athlete when he joined the Australia bobsleigh team, told
the London Evening Standard that professional athletes
“shouldn't feel pressured to come out” because it could affect
their careers.

“It is selfish for our community to
expect someone to do it because of their public profile. Given the
sporting culture, coming out could seriously affect their career.”

“I myself was already out when I
joined the Australian team, but from my own experiences I can
understand why someone wouldn't come out, let alone someone earning
and risking millions of pounds,” he added.